Maureen FitzSimons was born on 17th August 1920, in Dublin, Ireland. As Maureen O’Hara, she was an Irish-American actress and singer, famous for her films made in the Golden Age of Hollywood. People remember her as John Wayne’s partner in “The Quiet Man” and for her role in “Miracle on 34th Street”. The actress died on 24th October 2015, at the age of 95.
So just how rich was Maureen O’Hara? The media has estimated Maureen’s net worth at $10 million. Most of the money was made in the film industry, the actress being cast in more than 60 films, both on television and the big screen. She added further money to her income from her business, a clothing store in Tarzana, Los Angeles, launched in 1940.
Maureen O’Hara Net Worth $10 Million
Maureen started performing with the Rathmines Theatre Company when she was just 10, and managed to enter Abbey Theater at the age of 14. Performing from such a young age, she succeeded in developing her abilities in classical theater and singing. Soon after, she was ‘discovered’ by Charles Laughton, who changed her name to Maureen O’Hara and gave her a role in the film “Jamaica Inn”.
In the same year of 1939, the actress moved to the US to make another film, “The Hunchback of Notre Dame”. Her success helped her change her contract and she signed with RKO Pictures. After her first two films, 20th Century Fox managed to cast her in the 1941 film “How Green Was My Valley”, which ended with Maureen O’Hara’s contract shared between RKO and Fox. She continued to play various roles for more than 60 years, starring in films like “Rio Grande”, “The Quiet Man”, “The Parent Trap”, “A Cry of Angels”, “How Do I Love Thee?”, and “Big Jake”. She made appearances in the television series “The DuPont Show of the Month”, “The Garry Moore Show”, and “Off to See the Wizard”. Her red hair and attractive features saw her receive the name “Queen of Technicolor”.
In 1991, Maureen O’Hara played Rose Muldoon in the film “Only the Lonely” and she had roles in three other television movies, “The Christmas Box”, “Cab to Canada”, and “The Last Dance”, the last being made in 2000. Her net worth was still rising.
Maureen O’Hara was also a good singer. Between 1940 and 1960, she used her voice to record various songs featured on the soundtracks of films, such as “A Woman’s Secret”, “Do You Love Me”, “The Deadly Companions”, and “Spencer’s Mountain”. She also released two recordings, “Maureen O’Hara Sings her Favorite Irish Songs” and “Love Letters from Maureen O’Hara”, all of which contributed something to her net worth.
Besides her film career, she also appeared on stage, having parts in the plays “Christine”, performed on Broadway, and “My Indian Family”, at 46th Street Theatre.
O’Hara was rewarded with a Golden Boot award, the 2004 Irish Film and Television Academy Lifetime Achievement Award, and the 2014 Honorary Academy Award. The actress also has a star on the Hollywood Walk of Fame.
Maureen O’Hara made millions from her films in over 60 years in the movie industry. Besides her acting career, she had her own travel magazine between 1976 and 1980, and she was the CEO of an airline company, after her third husband’s death. Her property in Ireland was sold in 2014 for $2.3 million; Lugdine Park included a coastal home, two islands, and a private beach, together with 35 acres of land outside the town of Glengarriff.
Maureen O’Hara was married three times, to George Hanley Brown, between 1938 and 1941, to William Price, from 1941 to 1953, and to Charles F. Blair, from 1968 until 1978, when he died in a plane crash. She had a daughter from her second marriage.
